Research Article

Sexual Shape Dimorphism of the Mangrove Crab Ucides cordatus (Linnaeus, 1763) (Decapoda, Ucididae) Accessed through Geometric Morphometric

Table 1

Ucides cordatus (Linaeus, 1763): list of landmarks descriptions used in sexual dimorphism characterization. Dorsal area of carapace—C; Anterior region of cephalotorax—AR and Outer face of major cheliped—MC.

LandmarksDescription

C
 1Middle point of frontal carapace outer margin
 2Anterolateral margin carapace deviation
 3Intersection of the anterolateral and supraorbital margin
 4Intersection point of anterolateral and posterolateral carapace margin
 5Middle point of posterior carapace margin
 6Middle point of transversal commissure
 7Deviation of anterolateral proportion of transversal commissure
 8Intersection of lateral commissure between hepatic and gastric regions
 9Intersection of lateral commissure between gastric and cardiac regions
 10Posterolateral margin deviation with transversal commissure in intestinal area
AR
 1Middle point of frontal carapace outer margin
 2Antennula proximal point
 3Antenna proximal point
 4Lateral point of the epistomic margin of carapace
 5Intersection of the lateral margin and supraorbital areas of carapace
 6Distal point of suborbital carapace margin
 7Intersection of supraorbital margin, supraorbital carena, and frontal ramification margin of the transversal commissure
 8Intersection between the suborbital, subhepatic, and pterigostomic regions
 9Superior middle point of the epistomial margin of carapace
 10Inferior middle point of the epistomial margin of carapace
MC
 1Distal point of the superior manus margin
 2Intersection of the dactyly on superior margin
 3Intersection between the inferior margin of the dactyly and the gap between the pollex and the dactyl
 4Proximal point of the pollex
 5Distal point of the pollex
 6Inferior margin of chelae in rectilinear distance to the distal point of the superior margin
 7Deviation of the inferior margin of the manus
 8Inferior articulation point between the propodus and the carpus
 9Superior articulation point between the propodus and the carpus
 10Proximal deviation of the superior margin of the manus